James Gordon Brodie Laing (born 10 January 1938) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | James Gordon Brodie Laing | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1938 Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Ralph Laing (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1974 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Laing was born in January 1938 at Meigle, Ayrshire. He was educated at Alyth School. A club cricketer for Perthshire County Cricket Club,[1] he made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against Warwickshire at Edgbaston during Scotland's 1964 tour of England. He played first-class for Scotland until 1974, making nineteen appearances.[2] Playing as a top order batsman, Laing scored 655 runs at an average of 23.39; he made three half centuries, with a highest score of 93.[3] His brother, Ralph, was also a first-class cricketer.
References
edit- ^ Duncan, Colin (27 March 2009). "Cricket: Death knell for Perthshire club". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Gordon Lain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gordon Laing". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2022.